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EMC E20-885 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | EMC |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | VNX Solutions Expert Exam for Implementation Engineers |
| Exam Number: | E20-885 |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Related Certifications: | EMC Proven Professional - VNX Solutions Expert for Implementation Engineers |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Pearson VUE testing center or other EMC-authorized exam delivery method (historical program). |
| Pre Condition: | Typically intended for candidates with prior EMC storage implementation experience and foundational VNX knowledge; official prerequisite exam information is not publicly available. |
EMC E20-885 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Topic 1: Host Integration | - Connect hosts to VNX storage
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| Topic 2: Data Protection and Availability | - Implement protection technologies
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| Topic 3: Storage Configuration | - Configure block and file storage services
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| Topic 4: VNX Hardware Installation | - Install and configure storage hardware
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| Topic 5: Monitoring, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting | - Manage and support VNX environments
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| Topic 6: VNX Solution Planning and Design Validation | - Validate implementation requirements
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E20-885 Exam FAQ: Difficulty, Details, and Preparation
The E20-885 exam is the required test for earning the EMC VNX Solutions Expert Exam for Implementation Engineers certification from EMC. It assesses your command of the official exam objectives through scenario-based and knowledge questions, and the resulting credential is widely recognized by employers. Its reputation for difficulty is real but manageable — candidates who practice consistently with quality materials routinely walk in well prepared.
The official outline for the E20-885 exam highlights these domains:
- Host Integration ()
- Storage Configuration ()
- VNX Hardware Installation ()
Seeing the topics laid out this way often shrinks the exam's intimidation factor — each domain is a finite, learnable block, and the EMC VNX Solutions Expert Exam for Implementation Engineers practice questions at RealVCE follow the same structure.
Typically intended for candidates with prior EMC storage implementation experience and foundational VNX knowledge; official prerequisite exam information is not publicly available.
The E20-885 exam is demanding, but its difficulty is specific, not mysterious: unfamiliar question formats, time pressure, and a few heavily weighted domains. All three respond to the same remedy — repeated, timed exposure to exam-style questions. That is what the EMC VNX Solutions Expert Exam for Implementation Engineers practice materials at RealVCE provide, and the free demo lets you measure the real difficulty yourself before committing, which is usually the moment the fear starts shrinking.
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EMC VNX Solutions Expert Exam for Implementation Engineers Sample Questions:
A customer has implemented RecoverPoint/CDP to replicate their Oracle database environment. They must be able to recover the database in the event corruption occurs during replication. What action do you recommend to ensure a point-in-time recoverability of the database?
- A. Use SnapView snapshots to protect the control files
- B. Copy the control file to a different LUN
- C. Back up the control file to trace
- D. Copy the redo logs to a different LUN
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
A storage administrator creates a new file system on their EMC VNX. They observe that the new file system does not perform as well as the first set of file systems they created. AVM was used to create all file systems using pool LUNs. All disks in the VNX are the same size and speed SAS drives.
When the storage administrator attempts to create another file system, using the same resources, the creation process fails. Why did the file system creation fail on the last attempt?
- A. AVM is unable to fulfill the file system creation request due to a lack of mapped pool resources.
- B. Thick and thin LUNs cannot be combined to fulfill the storage requirements.
- C. AVM requires that pool LUNs stripe five dvols together. Only four dvols were available.
- D. Thick and thin LUNs that were available to create the file system did not share the same service policy.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
A shipping company tracks shipments and customer data using an Oracle 10g environment with ASM. There are several EMC VNX LUNs presented to Oracle. What ASM feature will help avoid hotpots?
- A. A set memory structure and a number of system processes
- B. Spreads each file evenly across all disks within the disk group
- C. Automatically provisions storage pools for a VNX array
- D. Maintains database changes until it is written out to the redo log files on the disk
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
A customer runs Replication Manager on several VNX systems. They are concerned the replication process for the target LUNs is taking longer than anticipated.
Which action should be taken?
- A. Select Details to see the log details generated during the job simulation.
- B. Verify that the clone synchronization rate for each VNX array in your replication environment is set to High.
- C. On the Advanced Replication settings panel, set the version of the "Replica to be Replicated" field and select Oldest.
- D. On the Advanced Replication Settings panel, set the version of the "Replica to be Replicated" field and select Most Recent.
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
A customer is running a cluster of ESX v4.x servers accessing a VNX LUN with a very large number of virtual machines. They are experiencing intermittent transaction acknowledgement delays. What would you recommend to the customer to lessen these delays?
- A. Upgrade to vSphere 5 and utilize Thin Provisioning Stun
- B. Upgrade to VMFS-5 and utilize Full Copy
- C. Upgrade to vSphere 5 and utilize Block Zeroing
- D. Upgrade to VMFS-5 and utilize hardware assisted locking
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
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